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I've been editor of the York (Pa.) Daily Record/Sunday News for 8 years and managing editor of the newspaper for 15 years before that. So, York Town Square explores the rapidly changing world of journalism. And I studied York/Adams' history in graduate school, have written six books about these fascinating southcentral Pennsylvania counties and serve on the York County (Pa.) Heritage Trust board. So, this blog deals with regional history. Often, journalism and history meet here. They're part of a continuum anyway. My hope is that this site intrigues readers on both accounts in giving a daily dose of journalism/history. Or history/journalism. Contact me at jem@ydr.com or become friends on Facebook or follower on Twitter, @JamesMcClure.
Monthly Archives: May 2010
If machines could talk in York County, Pa., well, they’d make a heckuva lot of noise
York County playbill This is the program for the free “If Machines Could Talk” event at the Agricultural and Industrial Museum in York, Pa., on Saturday, May 22. For details, Sensory explosions abound at museum. Also of interest: First York … Continue reading
Noted York design firm’s origin: Clair Buchart ‘spread his work out on the living room table of his home in Yoe’
York, Pa., banking in the round This round bank building on South Queen Street in York Township, Pa., is a landmark that highlights the design skills of York County-grown Buchart-Horn Inc./Basco Associates/Pace Resources. Architectural historian Scott Butcher highlights that design … Continue reading
York New Salem church searching for mystery artist of two colorful paintings
In rural York County, Pa. This image has long greeted congregants at St. Jacob’s United Church of Christ in York New Salem. Those working on a church anniversary of searching for the painter of this work and sister piece (see … Continue reading
West Manchester Highland Park School notable, but Dogtown School would have been cool
York, Pa.-area school West Manchester Township (Pa.) Park School served as a private residence when this photograph was taken in 1998. It appears in the township’s 200th anniversary book. Also of interest: York County’s Pinchgut vs. The Gut and Growing … Continue reading
Philanthropist gives message of hope to York College audience: ‘Laugh as much as you can’
Honored at York College of Pennsylvania York County business and philanthropist Irvin S. Naylor recently received a honorary doctorate and spoke to the graduating class at York College of Pennsylvania. Naylor’s business interests have included Ski Roundtop, now Roundtop Mountain … Continue reading
Window honors Lanius family: Beautiful First Moravian Church in York, Part VI
This window, another by noted York, Pa., artist J. Horace Rudy, is dedicated to a well-known York County family – the Lanius family. Also of interest: All First Moravian stained-glass window posts from the start and York native Steve Zirnkilton’s … Continue reading
Highway, railroad, trolley put Manchester Township’s Emigsville on the map
In York County, Pa. This image shows the convergence of two forms of transportation that put Emigsville, Manchester Township, on the map – highway and railroad. Notice that the railroad almost goes out of its way to link up with … Continue reading
Linked in with neat York County, Pa., history stuff: May 15, 2010 – Where Quakers meet
The outside of York, Pa.’s, Quaker Meeting House hasn’t change much since this photo was taken in the 1890s. The East Philadelphia Street building still invites a visit, 244 years after its eastern part was constructed. The west room dates … Continue reading
Mount Wolf’s Frances G. Wolf a 20th-century mover in the York County community
In Mount Wolf, Pa. For many years, Frances Cecilia Greenawalt Wolf was active in community events in Mount Wolf and throughout the York area. Also of interest: York author’s works adapted to the big screen: ‘Legacies,’ Part Last and York … Continue reading
Book about York County parks teaches 4 ‘Ps’: Parks, People, Preservation, Public Policy
South Central Pennsylvania parks In her 150-page book ‘Parks, People, Preservation, and Public Policy,’ York County, Pa.,’s Eleanor Boggs Shoemaker traces the origin of York County parks from the department’s beginning in developing Rocky Ridge in 1968 to acquisition of … Continue reading
